bit of fun-designing a family crest

[trellisick]

yes keith, the book already exists, i have been working on it since 1983 when i was contacted by a relation in australia, who gave me info on my grandfather and a lot lot more, i have compleated the book numerous times but you know how it is with this hobby you are never happy and you never finish, so i carry on, up to now the book is about 800 pages and growing, where and when DO you finish.  kali.

[Gadget]

You'll have to give it a happy ending Kali

Gadget

[trellisick]

as far as my relations are concerned i think my ending will be thier happy ending, i must be driving them crazy. although i have given them a disc with most on they still want the book.

[Keith Bateman]

Seriously, my tree would have to have farm implements, shepherd's crooks, a forge, boats, miners lamps, Florence Nightingale lamps, telephones.........

I'll work on it.

Gadget

Just my little idea - never done one of these before - interesting to do aren't they!!??

[ThemAllens]

I think ours will have to be a  grim reaper sat cringing in a darkened room hovering over a computer hiding from all our ancestor's ghosts.

 Our family has dug up so many unspoken secrets that I am sure they would rather be left alone in peace or if they could, would strike the whole lot of us down with a bolt of lightening for not getting on with our own lives and leave them to rest in peace.

But there again I always was too interested in other peoples lives, so maybe the family crest should just be a magnifying glass with Jules Verne's Time Machine hovering over it

[Gadget]

Seriously, my tree would have to have farm implements, shepherd's crooks, a forge, boats, miners lamps, Florence Nightingale lamps, telephones.........

I'll work on it.

Gadget

Just my little idea - never done one of these before - interesting to do aren't they!!??

Not bad at all Keith - for a learner

I forgot about the footballers - think you could add one

Gadget

[mc8]

thanks for the replies. Unlike Kali, I'm hopeless at art, so the photo montage is a good alternative idea-did you use photoshop for that Keith?
Monique

[Keith Bateman]

did you use photoshop for that Keith?

Yes Monique that's what I used - relatively easy really - as you say I am not "arty" either so that was easier for me.

The hardest bit is thinking up ideas - in this case Gadget gave them to me in her post - then it was just a matter of finding pictures!!

I copied using a duplicate image and altering the opacity - easy when you know how!

Cheers

Keith

[annaandchester]

How do you do that?

I am looking but I cant see it

Anna x